Dream View House

Stefan was a great host and has a wonderful house right at the beach. He helped us out to get to Arrifana and when we arrived, proudly, showed us the dream house. The name says it all - it doesn’t get more dreamier than this

5 months ago

Just like the name says - it is really a dream. Can only recommend this accomodation! Very near to a beautiful beach, nice restaurants and bars and the terrace of the house has a stunning few!

10 months ago

Appropriately named, Dream View House is a complement to everything that draws beach-goers, surfers, and others to the energetic beauty of Praia da Arrifana. This beach cliff-side house (actually two houses next to each other by the same owner - Dream House 1 & 2) is part of a series of aligned properties overlooking the beach. The terraces take “dream view” to the beautiful extreme. It’s a viewing and lounging experience - majestic! Stefan, the German owner of Dream View House, has taken meticulous care in renovating this former fisherman’s cottage into a modern and stylish beach house, neutral earth tones, nice interior design, and some interesting features. It feels compact and open at the same time. The kitchen is situated in a small corner area and doesn’t have a traditional oven. However, it is well-equipped, has a stove top for cooking (an extra stove-top cooking device), a brick barbecue grill on the terrace, and a microwave which I believe doubles as a mini-oven (which we only used for re-heating coffee). The highlight of the bathroom is the handmade stone-carved sink. The house has great natural lighting. The house is nicely situated on a path only used by neighbors, other guest houses, and the surf rental shop at the end. The surf shop owner is really nice and brought us fish caught earlier that day - fire up the grill! Even though there can sometimes be a lot of beach surfer traffic from the main road down to the beach, thankfully this view is not part of the ‘dream view’ and you don’t see it from the way the house is positioned. Friendly group traveler alert: Dream View House 1 accommodates sleeping four people. If you are big on privacy, as in actual separate bedrooms with doors (and some people are), this may not be the location for you. The house is an open loft style with white airy curtains separating the spaces for privacy. We really liked the openness of it. Coming from a first generation AirBnB Super Host, I recommend staying at Dream View House. Peace & Love

5 years ago